Valve



J. o. LANGE May 7, 1935.

VALVE Filed Sept. 6, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l J. O. LANGE May 7, 1935.

VALVE Filed Sept. 6, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May?, 1935 i l l o UNITEDl STATES PATENT opp'l'og VALVE Joseph O. Lange, Chicago, Ill.; assigner to Crane Co., Chicago, Ill., acci-poration of Illinois Application september s, 193s, seria1No.sss,375

3 claims. (01.251-167) This invention relates to valves, and more par- I I, the yoke 6 rotates because-of it being non-ros* ticularly to a type of valve suitable for use on a tatably attached to the handwheel by ineans of pipe line in which there is present a large perthe square I2. The stem which is threaded centage of fibrous materials in suspension within Substantially for its full length, is attached to the 5 a carrying liquid, as for example, in the process valve closure member or disc I3, by means of the 5 of manufacturing paper. slotted connection I4, and the pins I5, from which It is well accepted that heretofore one of the the valve closure member is suspended. principal objections to a gate valve in its use as a In Order t0 prevent line leakage past the disc control medium on a pipe line containing such closure member at the upper end of the valve 10 material was the fact that the closure mechanism casing, use preferably iS made 0f a Stufling bOX l1, 10

of thevalve became objectionably affected by aclled with compressible packing I8, and generalcumulation of materials in suspension and thus l'y so constructed as to completely Surround the prevented proper control of flow, This is prinvalve closure member at its upper end of the valve cipally due to the fact that the fibrous matter Casing l. The guides I6 are used as a means for l5 accumulating at the lower portion of the interior regulating the vertical travel of the valve closure 15 of the pipe 1in@ caused an accumulation or puing member with reference to the valve casing I, and up of such materials as heavy fibrous pulp, makhold it securely against transverse movement of ing it difiicult, if not impossible, to bring the valve line pressure. disc to its seat in order to regulate the flow. AS more clearly shown in Fie. 2, a preferred One of the objects of this invention is to provide foiin of my Construction makes use 0f a Split CaS- 20 for a construction in a valve or similar fitting ing Consisting of Complementary Sections joined in which these difculties are obviated and the ,by bolts i9 approximately 0n the centerline of valve disc closes without appreciable opposition the Valve, Which When assembled, forms the infrom the fibrous material, accomplished through teglal Casing i for the movement o1' passage of z5 use of a new shape or type of passage as herethe valve closure member. 25 inafter diso1o5ed For purpose of cleanout and also to serve as a Another object of this invention is to provide Stop fOr the valve closure member, a Cap 2| iS for the uniform distribution of material around bolted to the lOWeI end of the assembled Casing the interior periphery of the valve body, fitting, by means 0f the bolts 22. The disc or closure and/or the tubing so that the cross section of the member i3 iS preferably provided with a rela- 30 material to be cut becomes relatively uniform tively sharp, knite-like edge 23 for the purpose in its section by reason of its distribution therein. of Cutting through the brous matter carried in Other objects and advantages of this constructhe line fluid during the operation 0f Closing tion will become apparent as the specification prothe Valve To prevent this knife edge from beoeeds, in which; coming objectionably dulled or battered when Fig, 1 is a Sectional assembly View 0f one form 'the Valve C10Sl11e member reaCheS the end 0f ltS of my inventiontravel in the closing direction, a relatively soft Fig. 2 is a partial sectional view taken on the metal Stop 24, Such aS lead. iS imbedded in the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. upper face of the cap 2l as shown by the groove 4U Fig. 3 is a reduced sectional View taken on the 25, and Which metal Stop extends preferably 40 line 3 3 of Fig, 1, Showing a oross section of the across the casing for the full length of the knife port of the valve on the downstream or outlet edgeend In now reverting more specifically to the prac- Referring to Fig. l, the valve consists of the tical application of my invention, the Valve casing usual casing I having the flanged end connecl, preferably on its upstream Side, iS provided 45 tions 2, which casing is attached by means of the within its inlet port With a step of serrated arbolts 3 to a va1ve bonnet or yoke 4, of Split rangement 26, the purpose of whichisto hold the construction, in which a stem 5 is journalled b'y fibrous material Within the ledges 2'I and 211, in means of a yoke sleeve 6, the actual bearing thereaddition to that normally flowing over the surface 51) in using the s tem threads 1. The yoke sleeve is 28. Ordinarily an objectionable amount of such held against axial movement by means of the ilbrus material is likely t0 accumulate, due t0 its yoke nut 8, bearing against the upper surface 9, sliding down the curved walls of the cylindrically of the handwheel II. formed passage as ordinarily made in a valve or The valve herein shown is of the rising stem fitting. 55 type, in which by the rotation of the handwheel However, with the serrated or step arrangement 55 withinthe passage such tendency is minimized considerably. and therefore, in closing the valve,

l as( the knife-edged closure member descends downwardly toward its seat it will first meet a considerable portion of the .nbrous material lodged within the upper ledges 21 and as it continues to move downwardly, the knife edge of the disc will meet the material lodged within the ledge 211, which being held against lateral movement permits the knife edge to cut through the material in a gradual manner instead of encountering a ring defined-1n the following claims:

1; In a valve, comprising a casing, a closure member therefor, an inlet to said closure member, said inlet being provided with peripherally arranged serrations extending longitudinally to the seating surface of said closure member.

2. In a valve, comprising a casing, a passage extending therethrough, a closure member intercepting said passage, the said passage having peripherally arranged serrations extending from one of its extremities to the seating surface of said closure member.

3. In a valve, comprising a casing, said casing comprising complementary sections having a passage common to said sections, a valve closure member positioned intermediate to said sections and interoepting said passage, the latter having peripherally arranged serrations extending from one of its extremities to the seating surface of said closure member.

JOSEPH O. LANGE. 

